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Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going #156836
11/26/08 01:35 AM
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Here's mine.
Then: Bluegrass Dragway in Lexington, KY. Closed around 1978. As with all old tracks a bunch of touring pros made stops here and Divison 3 points meets as both an NHRA & IHRA track.

Now: a office and industrial Park, still using the track as main roadway in.

This photo was taken around mid 60's opening day

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Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going [Re: moprod] #156837
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Sorry no pictures but Green Valley Race City in Smithfield(Fort Worth) TX

Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going [Re: DavidDean] #156838
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Here Meander and Howland drag strips.I rememeber when Art Arfroms brought the Green Monster up from Akron.Rocky


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Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going [Re: therocks] #156839
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Here Meander and Howland drag strips.I rememeber when Art Arfroms brought the Green Monster up from Akron.Rocky




It's been years but the last time I was at Handles Ice Cream in Howland, the strip was still there but all grown over.
My dad use to talk about Don Gartlits racing at Howland.

Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going [Re: moprod] #156840
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Baylands Raceway in Fremont California. Went there alot as a kid with my family and friends, great memories. It's probably one of the main reasons I'm into hot rods. I wish it was still around.....

Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going [Re: Evil_Ways] #156841
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Vineland Speedway, Vineland N.J. 1958 to 1965 and befor that Woodbine airport was a part time strip. I think there is a web site for the old Vineland Speedway. I rember when this guy named Joe.Jacono came down with his nail head Buick powered A/MR then take the body off and run A/D made a lot of frends when it came time for top elimanator and he ran him self for the money.

Here we are at the closed Vineland speedway for some T&T with the C/D, sorry for the vue of my best side but this is all I have for a photo

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Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going [Re: DavidDean] #156842
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Sorry no pictures but Green Valley Race City in Smithfield(Fort Worth) TX





I have a bunch of them..... but none of my cars!!!

Here is a view I had many times.


Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going [Re: moprod] #156843
11/26/08 07:32 PM
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Several have closed in the Atlanta area.
Yellow River Dragstrip- where Houston Platt crashed into the crowd. Now the strip is part of the roadway in a trailer park.


Atlanta Speed Shop Dragway- not sure when it closed (early 90s?)- now has a subdivision built where it was. Here's a youtube video of a Camaro smacking the guardrail there.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ae58TyymvLo

www.HotRodder.com has a drag strip section with lots of info on old strips.


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Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going [Re: I_bleed_MOPAR] #156844
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Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going [Re: Kevins493] #156845
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Never raced there, but some good reading.

Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going [Re: moprod] #156846
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Halls raceway in Halls TN was a great track in the early 60s and into the 70s. It was visited by most of the Pros and was considered one of the better tracks in the south by a few guys that raced there.


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Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going [Re: mphsmitch] #156847
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Halls was running in the 50s, my brother won SS/A there in 1958 with his 57 Chev, 270HP, powerglide trans.

Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going [Re: 40ford] #156848
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Most of the tracks we raced at in the 60s and 70s are gone now. It's a shame! But, to be honest, many were accidents waiting to happen, short shut off areas, little safety provisions, etc. But that is how drag racing started in the south.

Some that my feeble memory remembers:
Cumberland Raceway-Nashville
Old Hickory Raceway-Old Hickory, TN
Riverside Raceway-Nashville
Super Dragway-Fairview, TN
Smithville Dragway-Smithville, TN
Buffalo Valley Raceway- Carthage, TN
Rockwood Dragway-Rockwood, TN
Maryville Dragway-Knoxville, TN
Lakeland Dragway-Memphis
City Raceway-Jackson, TN
Optimist Dragway-Chattanooga
Airport Dragway-Columbia, TN
Sturgis Dragway-Sturgis, KY
Highway 11- Bristol, TN
Mountain Dragway-Lynchburg, VA
Green Valley Dragway, outside of Gunnerville, AL
Courtland Raceway, Courtland, AL
Delta Dragway, Greenwood, MS
Sunset Dragway, north of Huntsville, AL
There was also a track north of Evansville, IN
There was also a track in Sedalia, MO
I also remember racing at Harvey Crain's track at Hailieh, FL(invitational race)

Those were "barnstorming" tracks---many times we could race four times per week!

Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going [Re: 40ford] #156849
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The one I remember in Ohio is Wayne Trail in Van Wert. Last I heard it is just a overgrown field now.I went there a couple of times with dad in the late 70's. It was a 2 lane track with grass between each lane. They would always have a Memorial and Labor day race that would pay $1000 to win. A good friend took dads car over one year and won the Labor day race.
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I only went there as a kid to spectate but Dallas International Motor Speedway was WAY ahead of its time I saw Sox&Martin,Snake ,Mongoose,Garlits ,Ramchargers and more in about 1970

Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going [Re: moprod] #156851
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Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going [Re: unknown] #156852
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In CA. Bishop, Carlsbad, Colton, Fontana, Long Beach, Rialto, Inyokern, Fremont (AKA San Jose) Orange County, LACR (AKA Palmdale) Two that I never race at or saw ,San Gabriel andSan Fernado. Irwindale I did race at and several more in the central and northern part of the state that I can't remember there names. In AZ, Beeline, in NV, Stardust and the old Las Vegas track that is near the new track, In UT, St George and the old Bonniville raceway. So much for the good old days


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Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going [Re: Cab_Burge] #156853
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Aerial of the old Keystone/Bison Draways just outside of Winnipeg Manitoba.

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Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going [Re: Cab_Burge] #156854
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In CA. Bishop, Carlsbad, Colton, Fontana, Long Beach, Rialto, Inyokern, Fremont (AKA San Jose) Orange County, LACR (AKA Palmdale) Two that I never race at or saw ,San Gabriel andSan Fernado. Irwindale I did race at and several more in the central and northern part of the state that I can't remember there names. In AZ, Beeline, in NV, Stardust and the old Las Vegas track that is near the new track, In UT, St George and the old Bonniville raceway. So much for the good old days




Yep - don't forget Riverside. A good drag track and one of the best ever road courses.

Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going [Re: Lil Demon] #156855
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40Ford, I didn't realize Tenn. had some many tracks in the past. I have seen where the old Hwy 11 track was in Kingsport.

Let some some old or current photos of closed tracks.


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